What dining table to choose for the kitchen

The kitchen is an important room at home, here we spend time with our family, cook, eat food, talk, communicate. One of the main items of kitchen furniture is the table at which we have lunch, we meet with friends and relatives.

Beautiful, thoughtful interior design will give the dining room an elegant appearance, here you can hold family celebrations. What should guide, how to choose a table in the kitchen, find the right shape, size, so as not to occupy the whole room - this will be discussed below.

Kitchen, dining area

The choice of table depends on the area of ​​the kitchen, dining room. In a spacious kitchen they spend a lot of time, a convenient solution is to allocate a dining area in it. With a large amount of free space, you can arrange a separate dining room. Often the kitchen and living room are combined, then you can make a dining room between the rooms. Premises can be divided:

The choice of table shape

What is the best shape: round, square, oval? Depending on the size of the room, interior design, choose the appropriate table shape:

Rectangular. If the dining room is spacious - a separate room or dining area is located in the living room, a long rectangular tabletop that can accommodate several people is optimally suited. The rectangular shape will require a lot of space, has sharp corners, dangerous for children. The rectangular shape is suitable for spacious rooms.

Round. When the dining room is located between the kitchen and the living room or in the kitchen, an excellent choice is a round table. Round tabletop takes up little space, can accommodate a lot of people, is beautifully presented, there are no dangerous corners.

Square, semicircularother forms. For a small kitchen, folding, sliding designs, other interesting options for a small kitchen table — semi-circular, square, parts of the worktop — will come in handy. Light, white sets that do not obstruct a visually small interior will do.

A convenient alternative is an extendable kitchen table used daily when folded. If necessary, you can increase the surface of the tabletop.

Sliding dining tables - photo

Rectangular with rounded corners- makes walking, games of children near comfortable, safe.

Selection of tabletop size for 4, 6, 8 people

The length of the table depends on how many people plan to sit down at the same time. Below are the optimal sizes, based on the number of seated.

For 1 person sitting at the table, optimally required:

60 cm width countertops, if possible, it is desirable to allocate 70-75 centimeters;

minimum depth is 40 centimeters.

Then you can put:

a large plate with a standard diameter,

there will be 5 centimeters for hands,

10 centimeters for glasses, cups.

For family dinners, festive receptions need to provide a large width, have to find a place to accommodate several dishes, drinks.

Based on these assumptions, it is possible to calculate the minimum, optimal dimensions of the table top for several people. It is important to consider whether you plan to use this furniture for family celebrations.

The size of the required tabletop rectangular table:

Number of persons

The optimal size, cm

Minimum size, cm

2

60 × 90

60 × 90

4

120 × 90

150 × 125

6

200 × 90

245 × 125

8

260 × 90

320 × 125

10

320 × 90

350 × 130

12

320 × 125

350 × 150

The size of the required table top table:

Number of persons

The optimal size, cm

Minimum size, cm

2

70

90

4

90

150

6

140

180

8

150

210

10

180

240

12

230

270

The table must be integral with the accompanying chairs. It is necessary to take into account that their height was mutually adjusted. It is more convenient to buy a furniture group with a set, where the sizes are chosen appropriately. If the selection of elements is done independently, care should be taken to ensure their functional conformity:

the height of the table top should ensure the free movement of the chairs, this requirement is especially important for chairs with armrests;

care must be taken that all participants of the meal have a place for the legs.

Usually, the dining room has standard sizes, but it is worth checking them out before purchasing. If family members have growth that differs from the average, it is worthwhile to take care of the selection of furniture individually. The standard height of the table top is 75 cm, and the standard seat height on the chairs is 45-47 centimeters.

Choosing furniture you need to consider the following rules:

the minimum distance between the table top and the chair for a person of average height is 30 centimeters;

the minimum distance between the table top and armrests is 15 cm.

Dining group size selection

Before buying it is important to accurately measure the space allotted to the dining group.

It is necessary to consider the location of the chairs standing around. The chair takes about 60 centimeters of free space. You can not put too many chairs, it will cause discomfort among those sitting nearby.

The minimum distance between the chairs and the wall is 45, the optimum is 75 centimeters, to provide the ability to move, stand, sit freely.

A comfortable chair has a seat at a height of 45-47 centimeters.

Chairs need to choose comfortable, with a sufficiently high back, giving the opportunity to lean, rest. A low back can lead to back pain, too high - gives a feeling of stiffness.

If the kitchen and the countertop are small, it’s a great idea to buy folding chairs that are kept compact one on top of the other. Folding furniture saves space, you can always use it if guests come.

If the dining room is located in a separate room, in the middle there is a massive wooden table, it is optimal to choose chairs with soft upholstery made from high-quality fabric, ecological, natural leather. Soft chairs look elegant, add prestige.Have to regularly take care of the cleanliness of the upholstery.

Table material

The next question to be solved is the choice of material. There is no single solution; each material has advantages and disadvantages.

Wooden

Popular models made of solid wood. The characteristics of the wooden model are as follows:

high strength;

reliability;

high price - it is unlikely that it will be possible to buy wooden furniture cheaply, but its quality is much higher, the service life is longer;

high aesthetic qualities - the tree will give a unique character to the interior, cozy atmosphere;

universality - the tree will decorate each interior.

Style selection

For the design of a rustic style, rather coarse wooden products are suitable.

The classic interior is decorated with models with carved figured legs, and you can choose chairs with soft quilted upholstery made of satin, velvety fabrics.

The modern interior will decorate the furniture of a simple, minimalist form. Alternatively, you can buy transparent plastic chairs ghost, they will become a stylish decoration of the kitchen-dining room.

Glass

Elegant look tables with a metal base, tempered glass tops.Glass fits perfectly into a minimalist modern interior. We'll have to take care of glass furniture, protect the surface with napkins, especially when small children are having dinner.

Elegant glass worktop, photo

Plastic

Plastic products are associated with garden, country furniture. However, modern interiors respect high-quality spectacular, practical plastic. You can find quite elegant modern models that adorn the modern interior. A small round plastic table will give the dining room a special charm, its delicate form will decorate any interior of modern styles:

minimalistic

glamorous

Scandinavian.

Plastic products are produced in a wide range of colors, which becomes an additional advantage.

Fashionable plastic table and chairs for the kitchen, photo

Color solutions

When deciding how to choose the color of the table, you need to be guided by the style of the room. The choice is usually small.

Color of a natural tree, transparent glass will decorate any interior.

White, pastel colors will suit any color of the walls, kitchen unit.

Bright colors (red, yellow) will be a spectacular highlight of modern cuisine.

Let's sum up

Many people choose ready-made sets, consisting of a table, chairs.Buying a ready-made set eliminates the need to harmonize items in color, size, style, like family members, guests. If you need to pick a set yourself, you should pay more time for the purchase. You need to make sure that the set is comfortable, functional, consistent with the size, height, style, design.

It often turns out that the appearance dominates the comfort of use. Before buying, it is advisable to sit at the selected furniture - the glass table can be cold for hands, a hard chair with a too large or small back, a non-standard seat is uncomfortable. It is important to make the right, verified decision on the color and shape of the furniture so that the dining group matches the interior of the kitchen in style and color.